Everyone loves to read words of encouragement and positivity, especially in the form of Christian quotes. Inspiration is subjective, as different people find different things inspiring. However, Christians can unite around one inspirational source—God himself. God is the basis for all of our inspiration because He is the basis for everything good and worth imitating.
From the teachings of Jesus Christ to the wisdom of theologians, saints, and modern-day leaders, Christian quotes have the power to inspire, comfort, and guide us in our faith journey. In this compilation, we've curated 50 remarkable Christian quotes that span centuries and denominations, offering insights into the profound and timeless truths that continue to shape the lives of believers worldwide. Join us on a journey of faith and reflection as we explore these inspirational words of wisdom.
Top 10 Christian Quotes
1. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." — John 3:16, The Bible.
- This is perhaps the most well-known verse from the Bible, emphasizing the core of Christian belief in God's love and salvation through Jesus Christ.
2. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13, The Bible.
- A powerful affirmation of faith in Jesus Christ, providing strength in all circumstances.
3. "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." — Commonly attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr.
- Known as the Serenity Prayer, this quote is widely used in Christian practice and beyond, particularly in recovery groups.
4. "Love your neighbor as yourself." — Matthew 22:39, The Bible.
- A central tenet in Christian ethics is promoting love and respect for others as a reflection of self-love.
5. "By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God." — Ephesians 2:8, The Bible.
- Emphasizes salvation as a gift from God, not a result of human effort.
6. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." — Often attributed to Edmund Burke.
- While not explicitly Christian, this quote is widely cited in Christian contexts to encourage proactive goodness and moral responsibility.
7. "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." — Romans 12:21, The Bible.
- A directive from the New Testament that instructs believers on how to deal with evil in the world.
8. "Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you." — Often attributed to Saint Augustine.
- A call to both devout prayer and diligent work as expressions of faith.
9. "To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you." — C.S. Lewis, from "The Weight of Glory."
- A profound reflection on forgiveness and grace, core themes in Christianity.
10. "Where God guides, He provides." — Isaiah 58:11, The Bible.
- A verse that comforts and assures believers of God's provision and guidance.
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Inspirational Christian Quotes
1. "Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us—a crucified God—must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world.” - John Piper
2. "God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile" - Max Lucado
3. "God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies." - Hudson Taylor
4. "Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth." - Lysa Terkeurst
5. "Let God’s promises shine on your problems.” - Corrie Ten Boom
6. "Christ literally walked in our shoes." - Tim Keller
7. "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength." - Corrie Ten Boom
8. "The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us." - Billy Graham
9. "Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them." - Elisabeth Elliot
10. "God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go." - Tony Evans
11. "The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller
12. "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." - Chuck Swindoll
13. "Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies." - Mother Teresa
Christian Quotes About Life
14. "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
16. "Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter." - Francis Chan
16. "He who lays up treasures on earth spends his life backing away from his treasures. To him, death is loss. He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity; he’s moving daily toward his treasures. To him, death is gain." - Randy Alcorn
17. "The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'” - Billy Graham
18. "This is our time on the history line of God. This is it. What will we do with the one deep exhale of God on this earth? For we are but a vapor and we have to make it count. We’re on. Direct us, Lord, and get us on our feet." - Beth Moore
19. "Your potential is the sum of all the possibilities God has for your life." - Charles Stanley
20. "The greater your knowledge of the goodness and grace of God on your life, the more likely you are to praise Him in the storm." - Matt Chandler
21. "God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
22. "God is able to take the mess of our past and turn it into a message. He takes the trials and tests and turns them into a testimony." - Christine Caine
23. "What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God." - Rick Warren
Encouraging Christian Quotes
24. "If you can’t fly, then run, If you can’t run, then walk, If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King Jr.
25. "God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go." - Tony Evans
26. "God loves each of us as if there were only one of us” - Augustine
27. "The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller
28. "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." - Chuck Swindoll
29. "If God is your partner, make your plans BIG!" - D.L. Moody
30. "You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read." - John MacArthur
31. "We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face...we must do that which we think we cannot." - Eleanor Roosevelt
32. "Always, everywhere God is present, and always He seeks to discover Himself to each one." - A.W.Tozer
33. "If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things. It is we, of course, to whom things look 'little' or 'big'." - Elisabeth Elliot
34. “There is no one who is insignificant in the purpose of God." - Alistair Begg
35. "Relying on God has to start all over everyday, as if nothing has yet been done." - C. S. Lewis
36. "The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln
37. "Continuous effort -- not strength nor intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential." - Winston Churchill
38. "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him” - John Piper
39. "Remember Whose you are and Whom you serve. Provoke yourself by recollection, and your affection for God will increase tenfold; your imagination will not be starved any longer, but will be quick and enthusiastic, and your hope will be inexpressibly bright." -Oswald Chambers
40. "We can see hope in the midst of hopelessness. We can see peace in the midst of chaos. We have a hope that the world does not have. We can see clearly that all things work together for the good of them that love Him and are called according to His purpose." - Priscilla Shirer
41. "There is not a single thing that Jesus cannot change, control, and conquer because he is the living Lord." - Franklin Graham
Plus 10 Christian Quotes from the Bible:
- "The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing." - Zephaniah 3:17
- "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." - Isaiah 40:28-31
- "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." - John 15:13
- "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:38-39
- "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
- "What, then, shall we say in response? If God is for us, who can be against us?" - Romans 8:31
- "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you." - Deuteronomy 31:6
- "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10
- "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." - Philippians 4:13
- "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
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